Fahey v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court
Fahey v. State, 62 Miss. 402 (Miss. 1884)
Campbell

Fahey v. State

Opinion of the Court

Campbell, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

Section 1112 of the code subjects to its penalty the violator of any provision of the act of which it is a part, “and also any person who may own or have any interest in any vinous or spirituous liquor sold contrary to this act,” and § 1115 prescribes a penalty for selling to a minor. He who sells vinous or spirituous liquor to a minor incurs the penalty of § 1115, while § 1112 prescribes the penalty for the owner or person interested in the liquor thus unlawfully sold. Section 1112 makes the owner or person having any interest in any liquor sold contrary to any provision of the act of which it is a part liable to the penalty it affixes.

Affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
John Fahey v. State
Cited By
4 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Selling Liquor to Minor. Guilt of any person interested. Sections 1112 and 1115, Code 1880. He who sells vinous or spirituous liquor to a minor incurs the penalty imposed by \\ 1115 of the Gode of 1880 ; and any person interested in the liquor thus unlawfully sold is subject to the penalty prescribed in § 1112 of the code for “ any person who may own or have any interest in any vinous or spirituous liquor sold contrary to this act,” which act embraces the sections referred to.